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clan-core/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/flake/flake.py
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import json
import logging
import os
from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field
from enum import Enum
from hashlib import sha1
from pathlib import Path
from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
from typing import Any
from clan_lib.errors import ClanError
log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class SetSelectorType(str, Enum):
"""
enum for the type of selector in a set.
For now this is either a string or a maybe selector.
"""
STR = "str"
MAYBE = "maybe"
@dataclass
class SetSelector:
"""
This class represents a selector used in a set.
type: SetSelectorType = SetSelectorType.STR
value: str = ""
a set looks like this:
{key1,key2}
"""
type: SetSelectorType = SetSelectorType.STR
value: str = ""
class SelectorType(str, Enum):
"""
enum for the type of a selector
this can be all, string, set or maybe
"""
ALL = "all"
STR = "str"
SET = "set"
MAYBE = "maybe"
@dataclass
class Selector:
"""
A class to represent a selector, which selects nix elements one level down.
consists of a SelectorType and a value.
if the type is all, no value is needed, since it selects all elements.
if the type is str, the value is a string, which is the key in a dict.
if the type is maybe the value is a string, which is the key in a dict.
if the type is set, the value is a list of SetSelector objects.
"""
type: SelectorType = SelectorType.STR
value: str | list[SetSelector] | None = None
def as_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
if self.type == SelectorType.SET:
assert isinstance(self.value, list)
return {
"type": self.type.value,
"value": [asdict(selector) for selector in self.value],
}
if self.type == SelectorType.ALL:
return {"type": self.type.value}
if self.type == SelectorType.STR:
assert isinstance(self.value, str)
return {"type": self.type.value, "value": self.value}
if self.type == SelectorType.MAYBE:
assert isinstance(self.value, str)
return {"type": self.type.value, "value": self.value}
msg = f"Invalid selector type: {self.type}"
raise ValueError(msg)
def selectors_as_dict(selectors: list[Selector]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
return [selector.as_dict() for selector in selectors]
def selectors_as_json(selectors: list[Selector]) -> str:
return json.dumps(selectors_as_dict(selectors))
def parse_selector(selector: str) -> list[Selector]:
"""
takes a string and returns a list of selectors.
a selector can be:
- a string, which is a key in a dict
- an integer, which is an index in a list
- a set of strings or integers, which are keys in a dict or indices in a list.
- the string "*", which selects all elements in a list or dict
"""
stack: list[str] = []
selectors: list[Selector] = []
acc_str: str = ""
# only used by set for now
submode = ""
acc_selectors: list[SetSelector] = []
for i in range(len(selector)):
c = selector[i]
if stack == []:
mode = "start"
else:
mode = stack[-1]
if mode == "end":
if c == ".":
stack.pop()
if stack != []:
msg = "expected empy stack, but got {stack}"
raise ValueError(msg)
else:
msg = "expected ., but got {c}"
raise ValueError(msg)
elif mode == "start":
if c == "*":
stack.append("end")
selectors.append(Selector(type=SelectorType.ALL))
elif c == "?":
stack.append("maybe")
elif c == '"':
stack += ["str", "quote"]
elif c == "{":
stack.append("set")
elif c == ".":
selectors.append(Selector(type=SelectorType.STR, value=acc_str))
else:
stack.append("str")
acc_str += c
elif mode == "set":
if submode == "" and c == "?":
submode = "maybe"
elif c == "\\":
stack.append("escape")
if submode == "":
submode = "str"
elif c == '"':
stack.append("quote")
if submode == "":
submode = "str"
elif c == ",":
if submode == "maybe":
set_select_type = SetSelectorType.MAYBE
else:
set_select_type = SetSelectorType.STR
acc_selectors.append(SetSelector(type=set_select_type, value=acc_str))
submode = ""
acc_str = ""
elif c == "}":
if submode == "maybe":
set_select_type = SetSelectorType.MAYBE
else:
set_select_type = SetSelectorType.STR
acc_selectors.append(SetSelector(type=set_select_type, value=acc_str))
# Check for invalid multiselect patterns with outPath
for subselector in acc_selectors:
if subselector.value == "outPath":
msg = (
"Cannot use 'outPath' in multiselect {...}. "
"When nix evaluates attrsets with outPath in a multiselect, "
"it collapses the entire attrset to just the outPath string, "
"breaking further selection. Use individual selectors instead."
)
raise ValueError(msg)
selectors.append(Selector(type=SelectorType.SET, value=acc_selectors))
submode = ""
acc_selectors = []
acc_str = ""
stack.pop()
stack.append("end")
else:
acc_str += c
if submode == "":
submode = "str"
elif mode == "quote":
if c == '"':
stack.pop()
elif c == "\\":
stack.append("escape")
else:
acc_str += c
elif mode == "escape":
stack.pop()
acc_str += c
elif mode == "str" or mode == "maybe":
if c == ".":
stack.pop()
if mode == "maybe":
select_type = SelectorType.MAYBE
else:
select_type = SelectorType.STR
selectors.append(Selector(type=select_type, value=acc_str))
acc_str = ""
elif c == "\\":
stack.append("escape")
else:
acc_str += c
if stack != []:
if stack[-1] == "str" or stack[-1] == "maybe":
if stack[-1] == "maybe":
select_type = SelectorType.MAYBE
else:
select_type = SelectorType.STR
selectors.append(Selector(type=select_type, value=acc_str))
elif stack[-1] == "end":
pass
else:
msg = f"expected empty stack, but got {stack}"
raise ValueError(msg)
return selectors
@dataclass
class FlakeCacheEntry:
"""
a recursive structure to store the cache.
consists of a dict with the keys being the selectors and the values being FlakeCacheEntry objects.
is_list is used to check if the value is a list.
exists is used to check if the value exists, which can be false if it was selected via maybe.
fetched_all is used to check if we have all keys on the current level.
"""
value: str | float | dict[str, Any] | None = field(default_factory=dict)
is_list: bool = False
exists: bool = True
fetched_all: bool = False
def insert(
self,
value: str | float | dict[str, Any] | list[Any] | None,
selectors: list[Selector],
) -> None:
selector: Selector
# if we have no more selectors, it means we select all keys from now one and futher down
if selectors == []:
selector = Selector(type=SelectorType.ALL)
else:
selector = selectors[0]
# first we find out if we have all subkeys already
if self.fetched_all:
pass
elif selector.type == SelectorType.ALL:
self.fetched_all = True
# if we have a string selector, that means we are usually on a dict or a list, since we cannot walk down scalar values
# so we passthrough the value to the next level
if selector.type == SelectorType.STR:
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
assert isinstance(self.value, dict)
if selector.value not in self.value:
self.value[selector.value] = FlakeCacheEntry()
self.value[selector.value].insert(value, selectors[1:])
# if we get a MAYBE, check if the selector is in the output, if not we create a entry with exists = False
# otherwise we just insert the value into the current dict
# we can skip creating the non existing entry if we already fetched all keys
elif selector.type == SelectorType.MAYBE:
assert isinstance(self.value, dict)
assert isinstance(value, dict)
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
if selector.value in value:
if selector.value not in self.value:
self.value[selector.value] = FlakeCacheEntry()
self.value[selector.value].insert(value[selector.value], selectors[1:])
elif not self.fetched_all:
if selector.value not in self.value:
self.value[selector.value] = FlakeCacheEntry()
self.value[selector.value].exists = False
# insert a dict is pretty straight forward
elif isinstance(value, dict):
assert isinstance(self.value, dict)
for key, value_ in value.items():
if key not in self.value:
self.value[key] = FlakeCacheEntry()
self.value[key].insert(value_, selectors[1:])
# to store a list we also use a dict, so we know which indices we have
elif isinstance(value, list):
self.is_list = True
fetched_indices: list[str] = []
# if we are in a set, we take all the selectors
if selector.type == SelectorType.SET:
assert isinstance(selector.value, list)
for subselector in selector.value:
fetched_indices.append(subselector.value)
# if it's just a str, that is the index
elif selector.type == SelectorType.STR:
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
fetched_indices = [selector.value]
# otherwise we just take all the indices, which is the length of the list
elif selector.type == SelectorType.ALL:
fetched_indices = list(map(str, range(len(value))))
# insert is the same is insert a dict
assert isinstance(self.value, dict)
for i, requested_index in enumerate(fetched_indices):
assert isinstance(requested_index, str)
if requested_index not in self.value:
self.value[requested_index] = FlakeCacheEntry()
self.value[requested_index].insert(value[i], selectors[1:])
# strings need to be checked if they are store paths
# if they are, we store them as a dict with the outPath key
# this is to mirror nix behavior, where the outPath of an attrset is used if no further key is specified
elif isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith(
os.environ.get("NIX_STORE_DIR", "/nix/store")
):
assert selectors == []
self.value = {"outPath": FlakeCacheEntry(value)}
# if we have a normal scalar, we check if it conflicts with a maybe already store value
# since an empty attrset is the default value, we cannot check that, so we just set it to the value
elif isinstance(value, float | int | str) or value is None:
assert selectors == []
if self.value == {}:
self.value = value
elif self.value != value:
msg = f"Cannot insert {value} into cache, already have {self.value}"
raise TypeError(msg)
def _check_path_exists(self, path_str: str) -> bool:
"""Check if a path exists, handling potential line number suffixes."""
path = Path(path_str)
if path.exists():
return True
# Try stripping line numbers if the path doesn't exist
# Handle format: /path/to/file:123 or /path/to/file:123:456
if ":" in path_str:
parts = path_str.split(":")
if len(parts) >= 2:
# Check if all parts after the first colon are numbers
if all(part.isdigit() for part in parts[1:]):
base_path = parts[0]
return Path(base_path).exists()
return False
def is_cached(self, selectors: list[Selector]) -> bool:
selector: Selector
# for store paths we have to check if they still exist, otherwise they have to be rebuild and are thus not cached
if isinstance(self.value, str):
# Check if it's a regular nix store path
nix_store_dir = os.environ.get("NIX_STORE_DIR", "/nix/store")
if self.value.startswith(nix_store_dir):
return self._check_path_exists(self.value)
# Check if it's a test store path
test_store = os.environ.get("CLAN_TEST_STORE")
if test_store and self.value.startswith(test_store):
return self._check_path_exists(self.value)
# if self.value is not dict but we request more selectors, we assume we are cached and an error will be thrown in the select function
if isinstance(self.value, str | float | int | None):
return True
if selectors == []:
selector = Selector(type=SelectorType.ALL)
else:
selector = selectors[0]
# we just fetch all subkeys, so we need to check of we inserted all keys at this level before
if selector.type == SelectorType.ALL:
assert isinstance(self.value, dict)
if self.fetched_all:
result = all(
self.value[sel].is_cached(selectors[1:]) for sel in self.value
)
return result
return False
if (
selector.type == SelectorType.SET
and isinstance(selector.value, list)
and isinstance(self.value, dict)
):
for requested_selector in selector.value:
val = requested_selector.value
if val not in self.value:
# if we fetched all keys and we are not in the dict, we can assume we are cached
return self.fetched_all
# if a key does not exist from a previous fetch, we can assume it is cached
if self.value[val].exists is False:
return True
if not self.value[val].is_cached(selectors[1:]):
return False
return True
# string and maybe work the same for cache checking
if (
selector.type == SelectorType.STR or selector.type == SelectorType.MAYBE
) and isinstance(self.value, dict):
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
val = selector.value
if val not in self.value:
# if we fetched all keys and we are not in there, refetching won't help, so we can assume we are cached
return self.fetched_all
if self.value[val].exists is False:
return True
return self.value[val].is_cached(selectors[1:])
return False
def select(self, selectors: list[Selector]) -> Any:
selector: Selector
if selectors == []:
selector = Selector(type=SelectorType.ALL)
else:
selector = selectors[0]
# mirror nix behavior where we return outPath if no further selector is specified
if selectors == [] and isinstance(self.value, dict) and "outPath" in self.value:
return self.value["outPath"].value
# if we are at the end of the selector chain, we return the value
if selectors == [] and isinstance(self.value, str | float | int | None):
return self.value
# if we fetch a specific key, we return the recurse into that value in the dict
if selector.type == SelectorType.STR and isinstance(self.value, dict):
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
return self.value[selector.value].select(selectors[1:])
# if we are a MAYBE selector, we check if the key exists in the dict
if selector.type == SelectorType.MAYBE and isinstance(self.value, dict):
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
if selector.value in self.value:
if self.value[selector.value].exists:
return {
selector.value: self.value[selector.value].select(selectors[1:])
}
return {}
if self.fetched_all:
return {}
# otherwise we return a list or a dict
if isinstance(self.value, dict):
keys_to_select: list[str] = []
# if we want to select all keys, we take all existing sub elements
if selector.type == SelectorType.ALL:
for key in self.value:
if self.value[key].exists:
keys_to_select.append(key)
# if we want to select a set of keys, we take the keys from the selector
if selector.type == SelectorType.SET:
assert isinstance(selector.value, list)
for subselector in selector.value:
# make sure the keys actually exist if we have a maybe selector
if subselector.type == SetSelectorType.MAYBE:
if (
subselector.value in self.value
and self.value[subselector.value].exists
):
keys_to_select.append(subselector.value)
else:
keys_to_select.append(subselector.value)
# if we are a list, return a list
if self.is_list:
result = []
for index in keys_to_select:
result.append(self.value[index].select(selectors[1:]))
return result
# otherwise return a dict
return {k: self.value[k].select(selectors[1:]) for k in keys_to_select}
# return a KeyError if we cannot fetch the key
str_selector: str
if selector.type == SelectorType.ALL:
str_selector = "*"
elif selector.type == SelectorType.SET:
subselectors: list[str] = []
assert isinstance(selector.value, list)
for subselector in selector.value:
subselectors.append(subselector.value)
str_selector = "{" + ",".join(subselectors) + "}"
else:
assert isinstance(selector.value, str)
str_selector = selector.value
raise KeyError(str_selector)
def __getitem__(self, name: str) -> "FlakeCacheEntry":
if isinstance(self.value, dict):
return self.value[name]
raise KeyError(name)
def as_json(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
json_data: Any = {}
if isinstance(self.value, dict):
value = json_data["value"] = {}
for k, v in self.value.items():
value[k] = v.as_json()
else: # == str | float | None
json_data["value"] = self.value
json_data["is_list"] = self.is_list
json_data["exists"] = self.exists
json_data["fetched_all"] = self.fetched_all
return json_data
@staticmethod
def from_json(json_data: dict[str, Any]) -> "FlakeCacheEntry":
raw_value = json_data.get("value")
if isinstance(raw_value, dict):
value: Any = {}
for k, v in raw_value.items():
value[k] = FlakeCacheEntry.from_json(v)
else: # == str | float | None
value = raw_value
is_list = json_data.get("is_list", False)
exists = json_data.get("exists", True)
fetched_all = json_data.get("fetched_all", False)
entry = FlakeCacheEntry(
value=value, is_list=is_list, exists=exists, fetched_all=fetched_all
)
return entry
def __repr__(self) -> str:
if isinstance(self.value, dict):
return f"FlakeCache {{{', '.join([str(k) for k in self.value])}}}"
return f"FlakeCache {self.value}"
@dataclass
class FlakeCache:
"""
an in-memory cache for flake outputs, uses a recursive FLakeCacheEntry structure
"""
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.cache: FlakeCacheEntry = FlakeCacheEntry()
def insert(self, data: dict[str, Any], selector_str: str) -> None:
if selector_str:
selectors = parse_selector(selector_str)
else:
selectors = []
self.cache.insert(data, selectors)
def select(self, selector_str: str) -> Any:
selectors = parse_selector(selector_str)
return self.cache.select(selectors)
def is_cached(self, selector_str: str) -> bool:
selectors = parse_selector(selector_str)
return self.cache.is_cached(selectors)
def save_to_file(self, path: Path) -> None:
path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", dir=path.parent, delete=False) as temp_file:
data = {"cache": self.cache.as_json()}
json.dump(data, temp_file)
temp_file.close()
Path(temp_file.name).rename(path)
def load_from_file(self, path: Path) -> None:
with path.open("r") as f:
log.debug(f"Loading cache from {path}")
data = json.load(f)
self.cache = FlakeCacheEntry.from_json(data["cache"])
@dataclass
class Flake:
"""
This class represents a flake, and is used to interact with it.
values can be accessed using the select method, which will fetch the value from the cache if it is present.
"""
identifier: str
hash: str | None = None
store_path: str | None = None
nix_options: list[str] | None = None
_flake_cache_path: Path | None = field(init=False, default=None)
_cache: FlakeCache | None = field(init=False, default=None)
_path: Path | None = field(init=False, default=None)
_is_local: bool | None = field(init=False, default=None)
@classmethod
def from_json(
cls: type["Flake"],
data: dict[str, Any],
*,
nix_options: list[str] | None = None,
) -> "Flake":
return cls(data["identifier"], nix_options=nix_options)
def __str__(self) -> str:
return self.identifier
def __hash__(self) -> int:
return hash(self.identifier)
def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
if not isinstance(other, Flake):
return NotImplemented
return self.identifier == other.identifier
@property
def is_local(self) -> bool:
if self._is_local is None:
self.invalidate_cache()
assert isinstance(self._is_local, bool)
return self._is_local
def get_input_names(self) -> list[str]:
log.debug("flake.get_input_names is deprecated and will be removed")
flakes = self.select("inputs.*._type")
return list(flakes.keys())
@property
def path(self) -> Path:
if self._path is None:
self.invalidate_cache()
assert isinstance(self._path, Path)
return self._path
def load_cache(self) -> None:
path = self.flake_cache_path
if path is None or self._cache is None or not path.exists():
return
try:
self._cache.load_from_file(path)
except Exception as e:
log.warning(f"Failed load eval cache: {e}. Continue without cache")
def prefetch(self) -> None:
"""
Loads the flake into the store and populates self.store_path and self.hash such that the flake can evaluate locally and offline
"""
from clan_lib.cmd import run
from clan_lib.nix import (
nix_command,
)
if self.nix_options is None:
self.nix_options = []
cmd = [
"flake",
"prefetch",
"--json",
*self.nix_options,
"--option",
"flake-registry",
"",
self.identifier,
]
flake_prefetch = run(nix_command(cmd))
flake_metadata = json.loads(flake_prefetch.stdout)
self.store_path = flake_metadata["storePath"]
self.hash = flake_metadata["hash"]
self.flake_metadata = flake_metadata
def invalidate_cache(self) -> None:
"""
Invalidate the cache and reload it.
This method is used to refresh the cache by reloading it from the flake.
"""
from clan_lib.dirs import user_cache_dir
from clan_lib.nix import (
nix_metadata,
)
log.debug(f"Invalidating cache for {self.identifier}")
self.prefetch()
self._cache = FlakeCache()
assert self.hash is not None
hashed_hash = sha1(self.hash.encode()).hexdigest()
self.flake_cache_path = (
Path(user_cache_dir()) / "clan" / "flakes-v2" / hashed_hash
)
self.load_cache()
if "original" not in self.flake_metadata:
self.flake_metadata = nix_metadata(self.identifier)
if self.flake_metadata["original"].get("url", "").startswith("file:"):
self._is_local = True
path = self.flake_metadata["original"]["url"].removeprefix("file://")
path = path.removeprefix("file:")
self._path = Path(path)
elif self.flake_metadata["original"].get("path"):
self._is_local = True
self._path = Path(self.flake_metadata["original"]["path"])
else:
self._is_local = False
assert self.store_path is not None
self._path = Path(self.store_path)
def get_from_nix(
self,
selectors: list[str],
) -> None:
"""
Retrieves specific attributes from a Nix flake using the provided selectors.
This function interacts with the Nix build system to fetch and process
attributes from a flake. It uses the provided selectors to determine which
attributes to retrieve and optionally accepts additional Nix options for
customization. The results are cached for future use.
Used mostly as a lowlevel function for `precache` and `select` methods.
Args:
selectors (list[str]): A list of attribute selectors to fetch from the flake.
nix_options (list[str] | None): Optional additional options to pass to the Nix build command.
Raises:
ClanError: If the number of outputs does not match the number of selectors.
AssertionError: If the cache or flake cache path is not properly initialized.
"""
from clan_lib.cmd import run, RunOpts, Log
from clan_lib.dirs import select_source
from clan_lib.nix import (
nix_build,
nix_config,
nix_test_store,
)
if self._cache is None:
self.invalidate_cache()
assert self._cache is not None
nix_options = self.nix_options[:] if self.nix_options is not None else []
str_selectors: list[str] = []
for selector in selectors:
str_selectors.append(selectors_as_json(parse_selector(selector)))
config = nix_config()
select_hash = "@select_hash@"
if not select_hash.startswith("sha256-"):
select_flake = Flake(str(select_source()), nix_options=nix_options)
select_flake.invalidate_cache()
assert select_flake.hash is not None, (
"this should be impossible as invalidate_cache() should always set `hash`"
)
select_hash = select_flake.hash
# fmt: off
nix_code = f"""
let
flake = builtins.getFlake "path:{self.store_path}?narHash={self.hash}";
selectLib = (
builtins.getFlake
"path:{select_source()}?narHash={select_hash}"
).lib;
in
derivation {{
name = "clan-flake-select";
result = builtins.toJSON [
{" ".join(
[
f"(selectLib.applySelectors (builtins.fromJSON ''{attr}'') flake)"
for attr in str_selectors
]
)}
];
# We can always build this derivation locally, since /bin/sh is system independent,
# remote builders would introduce needless overhead.
preferLocalBuild = true;
# Save the roundtrip to check the binary caches for trival substitutions
allowSubstitutes = false;
passAsFile = [ "result" ];
system = "{config["system"]}";
builder = "/bin/sh";
args = [
"-c"
''
read -r x < "$resultPath"; printf %s "$x" > $out
''
];
}}
"""
if len(selectors) > 1:
log.debug(f"""
selecting: {selectors}
to debug run:
nix repl --expr 'rec {{
flake = builtins.getFlake "self.identifier";
selectLib = (builtins.getFlake "path:{select_source()}?narHash={select_hash}").lib;
query = [
{" ".join(
[
f"(selectLib.select ''{selector}'' flake)"
for selector in selectors
]
)}
];
}}'
""")
# fmt: on
elif len(selectors) == 1:
log.debug(
f"""
selecting: {selectors[0]}
to debug run:
nix repl --expr 'rec {{
flake = builtins.getFlake "{self.identifier}";
selectLib = (builtins.getFlake "path:{select_source()}?narHash={select_hash}").lib;
query = selectLib.select '"''{selectors[0]}''"' flake;
}}'
"""
)
build_output = Path(
run(
nix_build(["--expr", nix_code, *nix_options]),
RunOpts(log=Log.NONE, trace=False),
).stdout.strip()
)
if tmp_store := nix_test_store():
build_output = tmp_store.joinpath(*build_output.parts[1:])
outputs = json.loads(build_output.read_bytes())
if len(outputs) != len(selectors):
msg = f"flake_prepare_cache: Expected {len(outputs)} outputs, got {len(selectors)}"
raise ClanError(msg)
self.load_cache()
for i, selector in enumerate(selectors):
self._cache.insert(outputs[i], selector)
if self.flake_cache_path:
self._cache.save_to_file(self.flake_cache_path)
def precache(self, selectors: list[str]) -> None:
"""
Ensures that the specified selectors are cached locally.
This function checks if the given selectors are already cached. If not, it
fetches them using the Nix build system and stores them in the local cache.
It ensures that the cache is initialized before performing these operations.
Args:
selectors (list[str]): A list of attribute selectors to check and cache.
"""
if self._cache is None:
self.invalidate_cache()
assert self._cache is not None
assert self.flake_cache_path is not None
not_fetched_selectors = []
for selector in selectors:
if not self._cache.is_cached(selector):
not_fetched_selectors.append(selector)
if not_fetched_selectors:
self.get_from_nix(not_fetched_selectors)
def select(
self,
selector: str,
) -> Any:
"""
Selects a value from the cache based on the provided selector string.
Fetches it via nix_build if it is not already cached.
Args:
selector (str): The attribute selector string to fetch the value for.
"""
if self._cache is None:
self.invalidate_cache()
assert self._cache is not None
assert self.flake_cache_path is not None
if not self._cache.is_cached(selector):
log.debug(f"Cache miss for {selector}")
self.get_from_nix([selector])
value = self._cache.select(selector)
return value